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A beginners Guide to Periodisation in Training
Hierarchy of training for peak performance from Bompa. With winter knocking on the door, I have headed inside for my annual training binge I have set my goal for next year, so have a real target to get my teeth … Continue reading
Climbing Recovery
Often when climbing we get pumped, which is our skeletal muscle becoming saturated with Lacatic acid and other ions that bring about fatigue and eventually failure. This is most likely to occur when we are climbing at our absolute limit, … Continue reading
Climbing Fitness
Over the past nine months or so that this blog has been running I have covered a variety of topics that cover just what climbing fitness is. Rather than be specific I have had a rather holistic approach on the … Continue reading
Posted in cardio, Climbing, climbing endurance, Coaching, Confidence, dreams, Focus, goal setting, Goals, How to Climb Harder, imagery, learning, mental skills, overload, Physiology of climbing, Rock Climbing, Self talk, Self-belief, self-efficacy, Strength, Strength Endurnace, Technique, Uncategorized, visualisation
Tagged Climbing Coach Website, Leader Falls, mental skills, Motivation, Training
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Fingerboards: The Beastmaker
I am in the process of researching some fingerboard exercises for my coaching book, and stumbled across Simon Lee’s review of the Beastmaker on UKC. Which in turn lead my to the Beastmaker website, which has some very good and … Continue reading
An introduction to Interval Training for Power Endurance
A Pumped Climber shaking out wishing he’d done some Interval Training! Interval Training is one of the most popular techniques for increase power endurance, or the amount of time we can sustain an extremely high power output. To help develop … Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, climbing endurance, Coaching, general physical training, Goals, How to Climb Harder, overload, periodisation, Physiology of climbing, Power Endurance, Rock Climbing, Strength, Strength Endurnace, Uncategorized
Tagged Coaching, Interval Training, Periodisation in Training, power endurance, Training
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Starting Out Indoors – Training No.2
When most people start up climbing indoors they want to get better, not for any formal competitive reason, although competing amongst peers is one of the drives to self improvement that from time to time we all ‘suffer’ from. Seeing … Continue reading
Posted in Article, cardio, Climbing, climbing endurance, general physical training, How to Climb Harder, learning, overload, periodisation, Power Endurance, Strength, Strength Endurnace, Technique, Uncategorized
Tagged Aerobic Endurance, Coaching, Interval Training, Periodisation in Training, power endurance, Training
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Welcome to the Climbing Coach Blog
This blog is there to help both climber and coaches. There will be top tips and handy hints for all style of climbing, from the qualified mountaineering instructor and coach Mark Reeves. Based in North Wales Mark has worked at … Continue reading
Posted in Climbing, Coaching, Coaching skills, goal setting, How to Climb Harder, imagery, Instruction, life in the vertical, Long term athlete development, mental skills, Motivation, MSc Applied Sport Science, online, periodisation, Physiology of climbing, relaxation, Rock Climbing, Rope Rescue, Rope skills, Self talk, Self-belief, Snowdonia Mountain Guides, Strength, Strength Endurnace
Tagged Climbing Coach Website, Coaching, Coaching the Coaches, How to Climb Harder review, mental skills, Ropework, Snowdonia Mountain Guide Website, Training
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